Zika virus in Brazil may be mutated strain
January 27, 2016 —The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to a surge in cases of birth defects in Brazil, and is spreading in … Continue reading “Zika virus in Brazil may be mutated strain”
January 27, 2016 —The mosquito-borne Zika virus has been linked to a surge in cases of birth defects in Brazil, and is spreading in … Continue reading “Zika virus in Brazil may be mutated strain”
January 26, 2016 — Harvard Chan School’s Philippe Grandjean, an expert in how environmental pollution impairs brain development, says that Flint, Michigan’s water crisis … Continue reading “Flint’s water crisis ‘infuriating’ given knowledge about lead poisoning”
January 22, 2016 — Richard Levins, John Rock Professor of Population Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, died January 19, 2016 at … Continue reading “In memoriam: Richard Levins, ecologist, biomathematician, and philosopher of science”
January 20, 2016 – “Range anxiety” – a problem experienced by electric car owners who fear they will be unable to find charging stations … Continue reading “Teacher-student collaboration fuels recommendations to boost electric vehicle popularity”
January 12, 2016 — Between shifts in a California hospital, on lunch break in Singapore, or on an airplane soaring over Canada, students from … Continue reading “‘Blended’ online, on-campus master’s program in epidemiology offers maximum flexibility”
January 7, 2015 — U.S. government officials released the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs) on January 7, 2016. Nutrition expert Frank Hu, … Continue reading “Assessing the new U.S. dietary guidelines”
January 5, 2016 — Eric Kim, a research fellow in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public … Continue reading “Can volunteering lead to better health?”
December 18, 2015 — A dozen years ago, Vincent James played a key role in helping launch a national project allowing students to apply to … Continue reading “Vincent James honored for helping launch common application for public health schools”
December 16, 2015 – More than 40 national and international health leaders gathered December 10-11, 2015, at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health … Continue reading “Experts focus on translational science at global health event”
December 16, 2015 — As an undergraduate at McGill University in Montreal, Anvita Kulkarni, SM ’16, had a passion for social justice and health … Continue reading “Working with homeless women teaches student valuable lessons”